The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-28
BETTING ON THE VOLUNTEER
SPORTING INTEREST IN THE FORTH.
COMING RACE Nth THE THISTLE

| A Nsuticai Philosophers Calculations Upon
| Thetr AchIeveuents MsLes the Yankee
1-e Minutes Faster thsn the Th,.tie
No struggle for the Americas Cup has
| awakened the betting proclivities OF sporting
men, yachtsmen, and Scotch and American
patriots ms the prospective duel between the
lofty spared Thistle and Volunteer, Few
yachtsmen suppose that the trial races will
alter the conclusion forced upon the public b,
the races Incidental to the cruise OF tho Now
York Yacht Club Nevertheless. there will 10
trial races, and the MayHower. with her new
suit Of sails will try mighty hard to defend the
silver trophy again. But nobody IL betting
that the Mayhower will beat the Thistle. Itis
Volunteer and Thistle everywhere. The bet.
ting among sporting mon is about even. En-.
tbusiastic scotchmen, who have been honor.
ing the cutter and her Grew as no English craft
was ever honored by the less patriotic BritonA
Offer wild bets on the beamy racer.
Americans have found little difficulty In get.
ting two to one against the Volunteer. and Ia
several cases have captured bets Of five TO one.
Union Club man recently offered to wager
$500 to $3.50 that the Thistle would win the
cup. He was taken up Immediately. and has
not offered similar odds since. Betting at the
New York Yacht Club IL not brisk Just now. a.
the yaohtsmen have not returned from theiR
summer. cruising. supertntendent Neils Olsen
says all bets he has heard Of have been even.
Ter snd sSoP ebs are
Incompatible tyres OF their olass, and that the
battle for supremacy will be close and THRILL
trlotic rashness charact erizina the Sootch men,
S5s slsa % spwn .a M Sf Re S vi;
has carefully studied through the medium Of
snd ,hs
terday that he would place few hundred on
the Yankee clipper.
1S 81 sSnE Sst s rpm 4. su
ed by the results Of several comparisons that
that on se it, the Ser
on hs IL. s Cael mslE e Ss S.ny HsoF ss
y secopds:, Since then The denestH and Pari.
the difference between them now, about
the same a. then II Key VIII In turn urn
!as he SnaHR race
s Vii :sS: 81
brecing east northeast breeze blowing. and the
IN ths beat 2, lie so
and set spinnafers The Wind dropped. The rscs
.Rqss y worn Sn' Fhs S
icy 81 one s sRG ne Re
just minutes R n and seconds. The sid says.
allowing that she was not sailed for all she
was worth. she should have been credited with
accept the Fields ngures. The only dead.
to-wlndward test Of the Purttan's ability az
In the race for the Providence citizens cups. on
August Is. from Vineyard Haven to Brentons
teen miles Of the course the yachts. had the
wind dead ahead. The Volunteer beat the
Puritan In this part Of the battle by about 9K
minutes. 1t IL reasonable TO suppose that IN
five more miles Of similar sailing she you'd
on the safe side let us say that In twenty-thres
miles Of windward work the volunteer teyen
with foul hull can beat the Puritan 10 min.
utes, and the Puritan can beat the Genesta Sh
Minutes This makes the Volunteer 13k min.
utes faster than the Genesta and. according
to the Fields figures, 8h minutes faster thar
the Thistle.
THAT calculation Is for windward work only,
There will be some pretty brisk tusslfnR OF
that kind. however. In an October race. II
there is anybody you know who wants to bet
on the Thistle just send him to me, and III try
to accommodate him."